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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
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MASTER OF ARTS IN
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CIHS's M.A. in Integral Noetic Sciences is a research-based program committed to exploring the noetic sciences through the historical study of consciousness, philosophy of mind, contemplative and esoteric traditions, anomalous realities, wisdom design, and subtle energy anatomy. Study includes an in-depth examination of our current historical moment and how noetic science can contribute to a better world. The program provides expert guidance and instruction in contemplative practices and philosophical inquiry. While the M.A. program is designed as a stand-alone degree, it also provides invaluable preparation for CIHS's Ph.D. in Integral Noetic Sciences. Residents of the following 29 states and those outside the United States will have the option to complete this program online-through Distance Education-from the comfort of their own home: AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, ME, MI, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, and all countries worldwide.
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PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Graduates of CIHS’s Integral Noetic Sciences Masters program will be able to:
PLO 1: Explain multiple religious, contemplative, and esoteric traditions and cultures in their specific historical, philosophical, psychological, ethical, scientific, and cultural contexts. Sources may include texts, practices, beliefs and material culture.
PLO 2: Apply equitable practices of dialogue, learning, and research that respect the sacred wisdom of each religion, spiritual expression and indigenous tradition. Within this process, it is expected that students engage in critical self-reflection about one’s own culture-bound perceptions, assumptions, and experiences, including the effects of privilege and oppression.
PLO 3: Apply mixed methods research methods appropriate to the fields of comparative religion, esoteric traditions, paranormal and consciousness studies in order to pioneer post-materialist views of reality.
PLO 4: Understand the correlations between spirituality and both mental and physical wellness, and the way that spirituality intersects with integral health and psychology to create existential coherence and the development of subtle modes of perception.
PLO 5: Understand “religion”, “spirituality”, “philosophy”, and “consciousness” in the context of our existence within an expanding galactic context and contemporary global society, consider the challenges posed in developing a global ethic and a pluralistic society, and describe potential resolutions of these challenges through compassionate social engagement.
PREREQUISITES FOR ADMISSION
Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a regionally accredited institution.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Fifty-six (56) quarter units are required to complete the M.A. degree in Integral Noetic Sciences. The curriculum consists of nine (9) required core courses. Students with strong backgrounds and coursework in equivalent courses may select alternative courses from other programs, at the discretion of the program director.
Core courses 36 units
Electives 20 units
TOTAL 56 units
INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED CONCENTRATIONS (IDCs)
The Individually Designed Concentration (IDC) option was created to meet the needs of students who wish to design a course of study within a degree program. IDCs may be proposed within any of the degree programs within the Schools of Integral Health, Integral Noetic Studies, and Psychology. Students with IDC concentrations complete the same core courses and units for the degree program and design the IDC within their elective course units.
Students who want to pursue an IDC should schedule a meeting with the program director to review administrative details.
To start an IDC, the student identifies and secures a faculty advisor whose area(s) of expertise align with the student’s proposed area of study who agrees to oversee the IDC. The faculty advisor (which is often the program director) reviews and approves IDC coursework (including electives and, if necessary, independent studies) and eventually completes the student’s pre-graduation audit to confirm all IDC requirements have been met. Typically, the IDC faculty advisor will also serve as the dissertation committee chair for PhD students or the thesis advisor for MA students.
PROGRAM DESIGNED CONCENTRATIONS (PDCs)
Degree program directors may also design concentration areas to meet the needs of a group of students. Requirements for a PDC are the same as IDCs except that PDCs may be subject to an enrollment group minimum, and it is the program director and not the student who designs the curriculum. Students pursuing a PDC should schedule a meeting with the program director for instructions regarding admittance requirements and administrative details. PDCs are subject to change. Currently, the following PDC is available:
School of Integral Noetic Sciences MA and PHD Degrees, Concentration in Anomalous Studies:
Prepares graduate students to research the transformative potential of people’s extraordinary anomalous experiences (e.g., paranormal, psi, multidimensional, galactic, esoteric, cryptozoological, transpersonal, UFO/ET encounters, and psychedelic); scientifically investigate, through mixed methods research, anomalous realities and their relationship to consciousness and subtle energies; and explore the resulting philosophical and ontological implications of anomalous phenomena on the nature of reality.
School of Integral Noetic Sciences MA and PhD Degrees, Concentration in Wisdom Design:
Prepares graduate students to design “wisdom systems” that serve the whole person within complex systems by applying principles of wellbeing economics, multicapital social impact, and wellness design to businesses and organizations as well as to social innovation and large-scale design projects.
CORE CURRICULUM
INS 500 Academic Writing Within the Human Sciences (4 units)
INS 501 Foundations in Integral Studies (4 units)
INS 502 Consciousness Studies (4 units)
INS 503 Counseling & Communication Skills (4 units)
INS 504 Spiritual Education Spiritual Education (several options available) (4 units)
INS 613 Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research (4 units)
INS 615 Study of Eastern and Western Religions: Philosophy and Ethics (4 units)
INS 618 Study of Eastern and Western Religions: Metaphysics and Healing (4 units)
INS 680 Thesis
SAMPLE ELECTIVES
INS 620 Shamanism and Indigenous Religions (4 units)
INS 623 Buddhism (4 units)
INS 624 Christian Mysticism (4 units)
INS 625 Islam (4 units)
INS 626 Judaism (4 units)
INS 627 Hinduism (4 units)
INS 628 Taoism (4 units)
INS 680 Varieties of Nonduality (4 units)
INS 680 Varieties of Anomalous Experience (4 units)
INS 680 Wisdom Design (4 units)
INS 680 Animal Consciousness (4 units)
INS 699 Independent Study (4 units)
INS 652 Subtle Energy Systems: Bodies & Chakras (4 units)
*Additional courses in the areas of the science of consciousness, anomalous phenomena, and the design of wisdom systems are being developed as part of the new concentrations.
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WHY STUDY INTEGRAL NOETIC SCIENCES AT CIHS?
“CIHS is the best graduate school. I love the emphasis on scientific rigor and spirituality, and the integration of personal growth in each class. The professors are amazing and the administration is committed to the success and growth of each student. CIHS is an integral school that encourages multiple perspectives. If you want to grow not just academically but personally and spiritually, as well, come check out CIHS.”
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